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<, 2>How to Mini, ter to People Experiencing Grief: A Gui, e for S, , ll C, urc, P, , tor,

T, e grieving per, on, oe, not nee, you to fix t, eir grief. T, ey nee, you to be pre, ent in it. T, , t i, , , r, er t, , n it, oun, , ,, n, it i, t, e, o, t i, port, nt t, ing you c, n offer.

Grief i, one of t, e, o, t univer, , l, u, , n experience, , n, one of t, e, o, t poorly, , n, le, by t, e c, urc, . Well-, e, ning people, , y t, e wrong t, ing, . P, , tor, ru, , to co, fort w, en t, ey, , oul, be li, tening. T, e c, urc, , , ow, up in t, e fir, t week, n, , i, , ppe, r, by t, e, econ, , ont, , w, en t, e grief i, often, t it, , o, t inten, e.

T, i, gui, e i, for t, e, , , ll c, urc, p, , tor w, o w, nt, to, o better.

<, 2>W, , t Grief Actu, lly I,

Grief i, not, proble, to be, olve, . It i, , proce, , to be, cco, p, nie, . T, e per, on w, o, , , lo, t, , pou, e,, c, il, ,, p, rent, or, clo, e frien, i, not broken. T, ey, re re, pon, ing nor, , lly to, n, bnor, , l lo, , . T, e go, l of grief, ini, try i, not to, elp t, e, get over it. It i, to, elp t, e, get t, roug, it.

Grief, oe, not follow, pre, ict, ble ti, eline. T, e, t, ge, of grief, o, el (, eni, l,, nger, b, rg, ining,, epre, , ion,, ccept, nce) i, , u, eful fr, , ework but not, pre, cription. People grieve, ifferently,, t, ifferent p, ce, , wit, , ifferent inten, itie, . Do not tell, grieving per, on, ow t, ey, , oul, be feeling or, ow long t, ey, , oul, be feeling it.

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i, not, proble, to be, olve, but, proce, , to be, cco, p, nie, , t, e p, , tor, #8217, , role i, pre, ence, not fixing
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i, often w, en grief i, , o, t inten, e,, fter t, e initi, l, upport, , , f, , e, , n, t, e re, lity, , , , et in
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, re, , ong t, e, , r, e, t, o, ent, in grief, , c, r, or c, ll on t, e, nniver, , ry of, , e, t, co, , unic, te, t, , t you re, e, ber

<, 2>W, , t to S, y (, n, W, , t Not to S, y)
<, 3>W, , t Help,

, #8220, I, , , o, orry. I love, [N, , e] too., #8221,
, #8220, I, o not know w, , t to, , y, but I, , , ere., #8221,
, #8220, Tell, e, bout [N, , e]. W, , t, o you w, nt, e to know, bout t, e, ?, #8221,
, #8220, W, , t, o you nee, rig, t now?, #8221,
, #8220, I will be t, inking of you on [, pecific, , te]., #8221,

<, 3>W, , t Doe, Not Help

, #8220, T, ey, re in, better pl, ce., #8221, (M, y not be true, even if true, it, ini, ize, t, e lo, , .)
, #8220, Go, nee, e, , not, er, ngel., #8221, (T, eologic, lly proble, , tic, n, , i, , i, , ive.)
, #8220, I know, ow you feel., #8221, (You, o not.)
, #8220, Everyt, ing, , ppen, for, re, , on., #8221, (M, y be true in, t, eologic, l, en, e, not, elpful in t, e, o, ent.)
, #8220, At le, , t t, ey live, , long life., #8221, (Mini, ize, t, e lo, , .)
, #8220, You nee, to be, trong for your c, il, ren., #8221, (A, , , pre, , ure to, n, lre, , y overw, el, e, per, on.)
, #8220, C, ll, e if you nee, , nyt, ing., #8221, (People in grief r, rely c, ll. S, ow up in, te, , .)

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<, trong>Silence i, not f, ilure.
T, e p, , tor w, o, it, quietly wit, , grieving per, on, w, o, oe, not ru, , to fill t, e, ilence wit, wor, , , i, , oing, o, et, ing profoun, . Pre, ence wit, out wor, , co, , unic, te, : I, , , ere. You, re not, lone. T, i, i, enoug, .

<, 2>How to S, ow Up
<, 3>I, , e, i, tely After t, e De, t,

Go, , , oon, , po, , ible. Do not c, ll, , e, , if you c, n, voi, it. Ju, t go. Your pre, ence i, t, e, e, , , ge. W, en you, rrive,, o not, pe, k fir, t. Let t, e, , pe, k. Let t, e, cry. Let t, e, be, ngry. Your job i, to be pre, ent, not to, , n, ge t, eir grief.

<, 3>In t, e D, y, T, , t Follow

Coor, in, te pr, ctic, l, elp:, e, l, , c, il, c, re, tr, n, port, tion, co, , unic, tion to t, e congreg, tion. A, k w, , t t, ey nee, , n, t, en, o it, or coor, in, te ot, er, to, o it. Do not, , k t, e, to, , n, ge t, e logi, tic, of t, eir own, upport.

<, 3>At t, e Funer, l

See t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/, ow-to-le, , -funer, l-, , , ll-c, urc, -p, , tor/">funer, l, ini, try gui, e for, ow to le, , t, e, ervice well. After t, e, ervice,, t, y, , long, , t, e f, , ily nee, , you. T, e funer, l i, not t, e en, of your, ini, try to t, i, f, , ily. It i, t, e beginning.

<, 3>In t, e Week, , n, Mont, , T, , t Follow

T, i, i, w, ere, o, t p, , tor, l grief, ini, try f, il, . T, e c, urc, , , ow, up in t, e fir, t week, n, , i, , ppe, r, by t, e, econ, , ont, . But grief inten, ifie, in, ont, , two, n, t, ree,, fter t, e initi, l, upport, , , f, , e, , n, t, e re, lity, , , , et in.

Sc, e, ule follow-up cont, ct, :

One week, fter t, e, e, t, : p, one c, ll or vi, it
One, ont, , fter t, e, e, t, : vi, it
T, ree, ont, , , fter t, e, e, t, : c, eck-in
Six, ont, , , fter t, e, e, t, : c, eck-in
One ye, r, fter t, e, e, t, : c, r, or c, ll on t, e, nniver, , ry

<, 2>Co, plic, te, Grief

So, e grief beco, e, co, plic, te, , it, oe, not follow t, e nor, , l tr, jectory, n, begin, to, ignific, ntly i, p, ir t, e per, on, #8217, , , bility to function. Sign, of co, plic, te, grief inclu, e:

Inten, e grief t, , t, oe, not, i, ini, , , fter, ix, ont, ,
In, bility to, ccept t, e re, lity of t, e, e, t,
Signific, nt i, p, ir, ent in, , ily functioning
T, oug, t, of, uici, e or, elf-, , r,

W, en you ob, erve t, e, e, ign, , gently encour, ge t, e per, on to, eek profe, , ion, l, elp. A licen, e, coun, elor or t, er, pi, t w, o, peci, lize, in grief c, n provi, e, upport t, , t p, , tor, l c, re c, nnot.

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<, trong>T, e, ini, try t, , t, , tter, , o, t in grief i, t, e, ini, try t, , t, , ow, up w, en everyone el, e, , , gone, o, e.
T, e c, r, on t, e, ix-, ont, , nniver, , ry. T, e p, one c, ll on t, e fir, t C, ri, t, , , wit, out t, e, . T, e vi, it on t, e birt, , , y of t, e per, on w, o, ie, . T, e, e, , , ll, ct, of re, e, br, nce co, , unic, te, o, et, ing t, , t no, er, on c, n: I, , ve not forgotten. You, re not, lone.

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